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In MessageIndex.template.php find:

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', $topic['first_post']['link'];

Replace:

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<span title="', $topic['first_post']['preview'], '">', $topic['first_post']['link'], '</span>';

You must have 1.0 RC1 or higher to do this.

By: [Unknown]

[Winters]

Sigh, I seem to be bad with applying mods these days...

But, the good thing first: It does tool tips, and I've wanted this feature for a long time, so thanks!

The only thing is, they don't start from the beginning of a post, it swallows letters/ words/ the first post, is that intentional or did I do something wrong?? Oh, and also they show html entities in between.   

Here's a link to check for yourselves: 
(Link removed, solved)

[codenaught]

I have the same problem. The beginning of it isn't displayed.

What I noticed is that it will display the start of the second line. So when there is just one line it will display fine but when there are more then one it seems to show the start of the second line.

[[Unknown]]

Bloody.... grr... find, MessageIndex.php:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 128) . '...';

Replace:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 0, 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 0, 128) . '...';

Will be resolved in the next release.

-[Unknown]

[codenaught]

Thank you very much. That did it. Great mod, I like it a lot. 

[CarLBanks]

I did this and nothing shows up.

[dg]

Bloody.... grr... find, MessageIndex.php:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 128) . '...';

Replace:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 0, 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 0, 128) . '...';

Will be resolved in the next release.

-[Unknown]

I'm using RC1 and I couldn't find that code in MessageIndex.php???

[[Unknown]]

It's not in RC1.  I never said this would work properly/well in RC1.

-[Unknown]

[dg]

It's not in RC1.  I never said this would work properly/well in RC1.

-[Unknown]

Gotcha...just confused from the first post

[[Unknown]]

Well, no, the mod will work... just not that part of it exactly .

-[Unknown]

[dg]

Bloody.... grr... find, MessageIndex.php:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 128) . '...';

Replace:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 0, 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 0, 128) . '...';

Will be resolved in the next release.

-[Unknown]

I'm using RC1 and I couldn't find that code in MessageIndex.php???

great huge quote....anyway

I'm now using RC2 and still can't find it!

[[Unknown]]

Did you install the fix via the package manager?

-[Unknown]

[dg]

Did you install the fix via the package manager?

-[Unknown]

No, I just edited the file with EditPlus...I found the first part (the $topic change) no problem, it's the second part (the $row) that I can't even find in MessageIndex.php

[A.M.A]

It is two lines below this:

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// Limit them to 128 characters - do this FIRST because it's a lot of wasted censoring otherwise.

[Kindred]

And in combination with the bold (sticky) / italics (locked) mods, the line would look like this:

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                        <span style="', $topic['is_sticky'] ? 'font-weight: bold;' : '', $topic['is_locked'] ? 'font-style: italic;' : '', '" title="', $topic['first_post']['preview'], '">
                                ', $topic['is_sticky'] ? 'Sticky: ' : ($topic['is_locked'] ? 'Locked: ' : ''), ' ', $topic['first_post']['link'], '
                        </span>';


[soapbath]

This don't work in classic template And I can't seem to get it to work it in.. would there be a code for classic template?

[soapbath]

Anyone?

[Jerry]

yes it would be in the classic template files instead of default Themes folder.

[Oldiesmann]

I wish I had thought about that when someone asked me to do this. I did it by adding the title to the first post link in MessageIndex.php. Works just as well either way though.

[spiros]

I have applied this change but nothing happened. I have also tried to find

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', $topic['first_post']['link'];

but the most relevant string I found was

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$started = $topic['first_post']['member']['id'] == $ID_MEMBER;

I am using SMF 1.0, default template

Bloody.... grr... find, MessageIndex.php:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 128) . '...';

Replace:

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$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 0, 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(doUBBC($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys']), array('<br />' => '&#10;')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 0, 128) . '...';

Will be resolved in the next release.

-[Unknown]